Recap of the Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities

Recently Global Chamber® New York City held the globinar "Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities".

Two experts were featured - one from Cresa and the other from Global Upside. Collectively they came at the topic from HR, real estate, leadership and other angles.

Watch and listen to the conversation HERE on the Global Chamber® channel.

Robert Sattler, Principal at Cresa, Commercial Real Estate expert (CRE) spoke about the following:

• The impact Covid-19 has had on commercial real estate
• Challenges both Landlords and Tenants face as companies return to the office
• How employees and companies will be affected with the changes in shifts in working environments
• Opportunities that have arisen because of Covid-19

In addition we heard from Freddie Ashby, Senior Global Business Advisor Global Upside. Freddie provided insight on HR issues including how to manage teams in post pandemic NYC, work from home issues and more.

Please contact me with any questions.

All the best, Susan

Susan Assadi - Director at Global Chamber® New York City

Biographies

Robert Sattler - Principal at Cresa New York. Rob focuses on providing strategic real estate advisory services to occupiers on both a local and national basis. Rob’s transaction history is comprised across a broad range of industries which include; technology, media, financial, legal, creative, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, not-for-profit, government and education. In addition to transaction advisory services Rob has assisted clients with lease restructuring, incentive negotiations, site selection, portfolio analysis, and project management. Rob also leads the New York Private Equity Practice Group, advising and consulting to private equity firms on the real estate of their portfolio companies and potential acquisition targets. Prior to joining Cresa, Rob was with Newmark Knight Frank where he focused on advising both tenants and landlords. While at Newmark he handled leasing for a Manhattan Portfolio of 2 million square feet. Rob, his wife and 2 daughters currently reside in Millburn, New Jersey.

Freddie Ashby - Senior Global Business Advisor at Global Upside. Freddie is a seasoned professional with 15 years of experience leading sales teams and organizations. He has held multiple leadership roles with companies in their early growth stage, helping them successfully develop and execute effective growth strategies. As a Senior Global Business Advisor at Global Upside, he has worked on multiple M&A transactions and supported key enterprise clients in their efforts to expand and operate internationally. Freddie is passionate about building strong relationships and partnering with clients to help them to manage their global business needs.

Moderator:

Susan Assadi - Co-founded GAPR and Director at Global Chamber NYC. Susan co-founded GAPR in 1992, a PR firm with an emphasis on expert and thought leadership campaigns. She is a highly respected national media strategist who helps her clients to be promoted to the national media, weaving in compelling stories that resonate with top media outlets. Her campaigns catalyze her clients into leaders of their respective fields. Susan also has over four decades representing non-profits, leading public companies and subject matter experts. Her firm’s campaigns are fresh, creative, tech savvy, and innovative, a cocktail that engenders powerful results. She co-founded Safed House, a non-profit, that provides a welcoming place for refugees and recent immigrants to share their stories.